Laundry Basket Passing Challenge

🖼️ Visual Guide

🎯 Objectives

• •Improve passing accuracy over short indoor distances.
• •Teach players to open their body before receiving and passing again.
• •Encourage soft first touches so the ball stays playable indoors.

🎒 Equipment Needed

1 ball for every 2 players, 1 laundry basket or taped target, 4 cones or markers, optional score sheet.

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📐 Setup

Place a laundry basket, plastic bin, or taped receiving square 6 to 10 feet away from the passing point. Mark two or three passing spots at different angles so players have to adjust their body position.

📋 How to Run It

1. 1One player starts with the ball at a passing marker while a partner stands near the target to collect rebounds.
2. 2The passer aims a firm ground pass into the basket or target zone, then moves to the next marker.
3. 3The partner collects the ball quickly, returns it, and the next pass comes from a new angle.
4. 4After a minute, swap roles so both players practice passing and collecting.
5. 5Keep score for clean target hits, but count only passes that stay on the floor and under control.

💡 Coaching Tips

• •A smooth push pass works better indoors than trying to blast the ball.
• •Show players how the standing foot points toward the target.
• •Receiving players should get the ball back quickly so the drill keeps its rhythm.
• •Use a foam or futsal ball if rebounds are too lively in the room.

🔄 Variations

• •Easier: make the target bigger or shorten the passing distance.
• •Harder: require one-touch passes back before the next target attempt.
• •Solo version: one player passes at the target, collects, and resets from a new marker.